Assistance Goals: The United States (U.S.) supports efforts by the Kyrgyz Republic to strengthen its economic development with a transparent government. U.S. Government (USG) assistance supports the reforms necessary to develop democratic institutions and create greater economic opportunity.

Areas of Focus (Foreign Operations Appropriated Assistance):

Peace and Security (PS):FY 2007:$3.9M; Est. FY 2008: $6.2M

Improve the professionalism of the Kyrgyz Traffic Police and increase the transparency of the law-enforcement departments;

Build the capacity of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces and increase interoperability with Western defense forces;

Increase access to objective information through television and the Internet;

Strengthen citizens' abilities to work with their local governments to address community priorities;

In addition to Foreign Operations Assistance, during FY 2008 and FY 2009, the Millennium Challenge Account threshold program, valued at $16M, will support anti-corruption efforts and strengthen the rule of law.***

Pie Chart: For estimated Fiscal Year 2008 thirty-six percent of U.S. assistance to Kyrgyz Republic went to the objective of to Governing Justly and Democratically (GJD), twenty percent to Peace and Security (PS), twenty-seven percent to Economic Growth (EG), fifteen percent to Investing in People (IIP) and two percent to Humanitarian Assistance (HA).

The Line Graph covers U.S. assistance to Kyrgyz Republic from 1992-2007:

In Fiscal Year 1992 1.97 Million dollars in Freedom Support Act (FSA) assistance was given to Kyrgyz Republic and total United States Government (USG) assistance was 13.03 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 1993: FSA: 14.30 Million dollars; Total USG: 108.26 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 1994: FSA: 61.31 Million dollars; Total USG: 90.50 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 1995: FSA: 23.24 Million dollars; Total USG: 44.50 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 1996: FSA: 18.94 Million dollars; Total USG: 63.63 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 1997: FSA: 21.24 Million dollars; Total USG: 23.86 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 1998: FSA: 25.40 Million dollars; Total USG: 50.34 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 1999: FSA: 31.99 Million dollars; Total USG: 61.19 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 2000: FSA: 30.18 Million dollars; Total USG: 49.76 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 2001: FSA: 36.72 Million dollars; Total USG: 41.72 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 2002: FSA: 72.43 Million dollars; Total USG: 94.22 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 2003: FSA: 38.17 Million dollars; Total USG: 54.56 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 2004: FSA: 36.72 Million dollars; Total USG: 56.25 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 2005: FSA: 35.70 Million dollars; Total USG: 55.23 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 2006: FSA: 28.78 Million dollars; Total USG: 43.24 Million dollars;

Fiscal Year 2007: FSA: 30.18 Million dollars; Total USG: 40.21 Million dollars.